Guide: Mastering Mister Fantastic in Marvel Rivals

Marvel Rivals: Mastering Mister Fantastic, the Stretchy Strategist

Marvel Rivals delivers a fantastic hero-shooter experience, boasting diverse gameplay and stunning visuals. As the roster expands, new characters will inevitably shift the meta. Season 1 introduces iconic Fantastic Four heroes, including the formidable Mister Fantastic.

Mister Fantastic is a dualist, excelling at rapid movement and damage contribution. His core mechanic involves grappling and pulling himself towards allies or enemies, creating dynamic offensive and defensive plays. His impact on the meta remains to be seen, but his unique abilities promise exciting possibilities across various maps.

Quick Links

• Mister Fantastic's Primary Attack
• Mister Fantastic's Abilities
  • Reflexive Rubber
  • Flexible Elongation
  • Distended Grip
  • Wedded Harmony
  • Elastic Strength
  • Brainiac Bounce
• Tips for Playing Mister Fantastic
  • Flexible Reflection
  • Rushing Reflexive Rubber

Mister Fantastic's Primary Attack

Effective dualists require a strong primary attack. Mister Fantastic's "Stretch Punch," a three-hit combo (two single-fist, one double-fist), offers surprising versatility. The stretched arm continues to deal damage while traversing targets, effectively creating area-of-effect damage. This makes it comparable to Storm's piercing Wind Blade in its multi-target potential.

Mister Fantastic's Abilities

Mister Fantastic possesses a diverse array of abilities (best explored in the training room). Each ability contributes to his "Elasticity" meter, ultimately triggering a powerful damage boost passive. Key stats to monitor are his 350 base health (augmented by shields) and his Elasticity level (displayed near the crosshair). Base attacks generate 5 Elasticity each; aiming for 100 Elasticity is crucial. He has a 3-star difficulty rating, making him challenging but learnable for all skill levels.

Reflexive Rubber

• Active Ability
• 12-second cooldown

Transforms Mister Fantastic into a rectangular shape, absorbing incoming damage. Upon expiration, the absorbed damage is unleashed in a targeted burst.

Flexible Elongation

• Active Ability
• 3-second cooldown
• Generates 30 Elasticity

Grants a shield (boosting health from 350 to 425), pulling Mister Fantastic towards a target. Deals damage to enemies or provides a shield to allies, offering both offensive and defensive utility. Possesses two charges.

Distended Grip

• Active Ability
• 6-second cooldown
• Generates 30 Elasticity

Allows Mister Fantastic to grapple a target, offering three options: a simple dash, an impact attack (pulling the enemy closer for added damage), or a powerful slam attack if a second enemy is nearby, damaging both targets simultaneously.

Wedded Harmony

• Team-Up Ability (requires Invisible Woman)
• 20-second duration

Heals Mister Fantastic for lost health (no shield granted). Synergizes well with Invisible Woman, a Strategist character.

Elastic Strength

• Passive Ability

Building Elasticity through ability usage increases damage output. At maximum Elasticity, Mister Fantastic undergoes a Hulk-like transformation, significantly boosting damage and providing a substantial shield (which decays over time). Damage inactivity causes Elasticity decay.

Brainiac Bounce

• Ultimate Ability

Mister Fantastic leaps and repeatedly crashes down in a targeted area, dealing area-of-effect damage. Especially effective against clustered enemies.

Tips for Playing Mister Fantastic

Mister Fantastic's damage mitigation and shield generation make him surprisingly tanky.

Flexible Reflection

Combining Flexible Elongation and Reflexive Rubber provides both shields for Mister Fantastic and his ally, while simultaneously absorbing enemy attacks.

Rushing Reflexive Rubber

Using Reflexive Rubber strategically, even when not actively building Elasticity, can maximize his inflated state's damage and objective control. Stacking shields can potentially raise his effective health pool to 950.